#6A6512#6A6512

#6A6512 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.099 H 105.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A6512
RGB	rgb(106, 101, 18)
HSL	hsl(57, 71%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(57, 83%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 83%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.87, -7.96, 43.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.87, 44.38, 100.33°)
OKLab	oklab(49.61% -0.0269 0.0948)
OKLCH	oklch(49.61% 0.099 105.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.7072, 12.4156, 2.4046)
Luminance	0.1241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6A6512 #12176A

analogous

#6A3912 #6A6512 #436A12

triadic

#6A6512 #126A65 #65126A

tetradic

#6A6512 #126A39 #12176A #6A1243

square

#6A6512 #126A39 #12176A #6A1243

split-complementary

#6A6512 #12436A #39126A

monochromatic

#1A1904 #363309 #6A6512 #9E971B #D3C924

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#6A6512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#6A6512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A6512

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A6512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A6512	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6100

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706419

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#735E56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a6512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 101, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.099 105.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#989058',
    500: '#6a6512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a6512;
$custom-light: #989058;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a6512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.591,
    "s": 70.968,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49615,
    "c": 0.09856,
    "h": 105.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A6512

secondary

#363CA2

accent

#44EE3A

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0C04

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A6512

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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